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REMINDER

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO ENTER THE AMATEUR MOVIE CONTEST

You still have time to put your best picture in shape for entry. Your film must be in the office of the FILMO DEPOT, Marina. House, Hongkong, not later than Feb. 27th, 1937, addressed to the Hon Secre- tary, Movie Makers' Contest.

(FILMO DEPOT carries stocks of necessories and alt makes of film)

Under the distinguished Patronage of

H.E. The Governor

in aid of the

Society for the Protection of Children

and

Deaf School, Kowloon.

ELIJAH

(Mendelssoln)

by

The Hongkong Singers

with Orchestra

in

قرام

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

on

TUESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY,..

AT 9. P.M.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CINEMA NOTES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1887.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FUNDS SUBSCRIBED TO LOCAL CHARITIES

Laughs from the land of cotton, The Executive Committee of the songs with Southern charm and Har-Street Sleepers' Shelter Society lem pep and romance under the acknowledges the following dona- moonlight and magnolias highlight

Jane Withers hilarious and tuneful tions:

new Twentieth Century- -Fox

triumph, "Can This Be Dixie?" which Mr."Eu Tong-sera ̧••• opens at the Alhambra Theatre in- A Buddhist Friend- day. With the trrepressible,

and ever

Ing her

Jane dement Per S. C. M. Post

.$ 500.

10.

7.

and winning new Previously acknowledged... 1,050.10

laurels in a picture that surpasseI even the best of her past hits, the film is a combination of hilarious fun,

musle, fast-moving dances and licking comedy and the fun really

shines all the time. Slim Summer-

$2,067.10

Further donations may be sent to

ville heads the outstanding cast the South China Morning Post or to which support "Ginger"

er Jane inchid- Ing Helen Wood, Thomas Beck, Sara Miss R. Mow Fung. c/o Gilman & Fladen, Claude Gillingwater and Co. Ltd.

Donald Cook. The picture was directed by George Marshall, was based on a story, written by Lamar

Trotti and Marshall. The music and Popeye, as well, and the first to be lyrics are by Sidney Clare and Harry

arry photographed in Fleischer's new Alest, with dances staged by Sammy "cartoon depth photograph," utilising Ix'c. Sol M. Wurtzel was the execu=] miniature sets instead of flat back. tive producer.

has

"Double BN". To-morrow, the Majestic Theatre a double programme "The Sphinx," a mystery thriller, and "A Girl of the Limberlost." The former atars Lionel Atwill, Theodore Newton and Sheila Terry, who are supported by a strong cast. In "A Girl of the Limberlost," based on Gene Stratton- Porter's novel, features Louise Dresser, Ralph Morgan and Marian Marsh.

"Ladies in Love"

An exciting screen event is in store for patrons of the Star Theatre, for "Ladies in Love," the brilliant new Twentieth Century-Fox picture fea- turing the greatest cast of feminine personalities ever assembled in one Alm, opens there on

grounds. The story, of

of course, is one built for Popeye; it tells of the mert- ing of the two greatest sailors in the world, and their ultimate earth-shak- ing battle. Settings were chosen to give full play to the advantages of the full-colour and third-dimension features.

"Gold Diggers of 1937"

Less than a year ago Rosalind Marquis, pert Bttle 20-years old Chicago brunette, was a more or less unknown torch singer in her native cily. To-day she's one of the screen's most popular young come- diennes, She's sill wide-eyed over the whole business. From a rather smallish part in "Earthworm Trac- tors," her very Arst picture, she has stepped right up to one of the most important parts in the big produc-

Garnor, Loretta Sunday. Janet tlon that stars Dick Powell and Joan

and Cons- Blondell "Gold Diggers of 1037," tance Bennett are starred and Simone which is at the King's Theatre - Simon featured in this fascinating day. "Gold Diggers of 1937 is the story of four

four lonesome young ladies, fifth of the famous and delightful looking for a love that will last for- "Gold Diggers" series turned out by These four girls, all "Indies in the Warner Bros. studio. It is the love," so startlingly different, so bril-ed and cast of all of them. It stars funniest and most elaborately mount- Hantly exciting, move through a story as fascinating and entrancing as thele own personnilties.

ever.

"Last of the Pagana" Every now and then, there comes to the screen one of those astounding humun documents that sets the whole world talking, The latest is the story of a vanishing race-lhe story of the natives of a Pacific Paradise- the glamorous. South Seas. This is "Last of the Pagans," Metro-Gold- win-Mayer's haunting drama of a romance on a forgotten island-the last to remain uncontaminated by the white man's civilization.

It was

ແຕ່ filmed in a

a Ave months stay In the tropies, in which Richard Thorpe, its director, and his producing company suffered shipwreck, braved many dangers, and with a native cast as players filmed the glorious love idyll of Polynesia. It comes to-day to the Majestic Theatre.

"Go West Young Man"

Mac. West among the cows and chickens Romance in a barnyard "and-love-among the hayrlekts! That's "Go West Young Man," Miss West's latest starring vehicle with Warren William, Randolph Scott, Lyle Talbot and many others, which opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day, "With Miss West cast as a high strung und romantic movie actress enjoined by her contract from Indulging in

romance and with Warren

on William

as the press agent who accompanies her to make sure she doesn't violate

Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, and the other noted players include Victor Moore, Glenda Farrell, Lee Dixon, the famed eccentric dancer; Osgood Perkins, Charles D. Brown, Miss Marquis and Iren Ware, plus 200 dancing beauties.

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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The total Expenditure in 1937 on behalf of sick and destitute children is estimated at $25,000, against which the Income to date in 35,250 only.

The Society asks for the balance of

Hon. Treasurers:

$19,750

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